---
name: "Backup Plan"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Conspiracy"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "CNS"
set_name: "Conspiracy"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Palumbo"
oracle_id: "6f14f61f-e533-4541-b861-4dbaf0d88833"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/backup-plan-cns"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "banned"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Backup Plan
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Conspiracy

## Oracle Text
(Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.)
Draw an additional hand of seven cards as the game begins. Before taking mulligans, shuffle all but one of your hands into your library.

> *「次策を求めているのかね、友よ？」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Emissary's Ploy](/printing/emissarys-ploy-cn2.md) — Conspiracy
2. [Sovereign's Realm](/printing/sovereigns-realm-cn2.md) — Conspiracy
3. [Advantageous Proclamation](/printing/advantageous-proclamation-cns.md) — Conspiracy
4. [Power Play](/printing/power-play-cns.md) — Conspiracy
5. [Command From the Shadows](/printing/command-from-the-shadows-unk.md) — Conspiracy
6. [Game Plan](/printing/game-plan-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy (CNS) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Palumbo
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `banned` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `banned` | Vintage: `banned` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`